- USS Detroit (C-10)
The USS "Detroit" (C-10), a
protected cruiser of theUnited States Navy , was launched28 October 1891 byColumbian Iron Works ,Baltimore, Maryland ; sponsored by Miss F. Malster; and commissioned20 July 1893 ; Commander W. H. Brownson in command. It was the third ship to be named forDetroit, Michigan ."Detroit" sailed from Norfolk
5 October 1893 forRio de Janeiro, Brazil , and lay at anchor in the harbor to protect American citizens and interests during revolutionary disturbances inBrazil until returning toNorfolk, Virginia 24 April 1894 . She sailed 16 October to serve on theAsiatic Station for 2 years, cruising along the Chinese coast, and visiting ports in Japan and Korea. "Detroit" returned toNew York City 17 May 1897 , and after overhaul, sailed for Key West where she was based from16 October 1897 , in view of the increasingly tense situation in the Caribbean."Detroit" returned to the
Caribbean in February 1899. She protected American interests inNicaragua , and then in September during the revolutionary movements inVenezuela . She remained at anchor atLa Guaira during October and November, then returned to her base at Key West21 December 1899 . Except for two short cruises in 1900 into the Caribbean, she remained at Key West until May when she sailed toPortsmouth, New Hampshire and was placed out of commission23 May 1900 .Recommissioned
23 September 1902 "Detroit" sailed for the Caribbean in November for squadron maneuvers at Culebra and San Juan. She joined "Fortune" atPort of Spain, Trinidad , in January 1903, and towed her around the coast ofSouth America toTalcahuana, Chile . "Detroit" operated betweenMontevideo, Uruguay , and Bahia andSantos, Brazil , until January 1904 when she arrived atPuerto Plata, Santo Domingo , to protect American interests in the revolution-torn island. Her diplomatic offices resulted in a peace conference in June, followed by a capitulation by the insurgent army at Monte Cristi.Except for a brief cruise to Boston and on to
Nova Scotia andNew Brunswick in the summer of 1904, "Detroit" remained off troubledSanto Domingo . She returned to Boston in July 1905, was placed out of commission1 August 1905 , and sold22 December 1910 .References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d4/detroit-iii.htm
External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-d/c10.htm Naval Historical Center selected images]
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